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State Health Department Should Improve Enforcement of Nursing Home Violations
… fix problems and delays with how it is assessing fines to nursing homes after violations are found, according to an … Thomas P. DiNapoli. While DOH is frequently inspecting nursing homes and acting quickly on serious complaints, … policies to better protect the health and well-being of nursing home residents across the state,” DiNapoli said. “DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/state-health-department-should-improve-enforcement-nursing-home-violationsDiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… officials attributed this, in part, to a small number of beds available in senior shelters. However, auditors found that beds in senior shelters were not being reserved for seniors — 103 of the 368 beds (28%) were given to clients who were younger than 65. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthPartial Lump Sum (PLS) Payment at Retirement — For Eligible NYSLRS Members
… Lump Sum (PLS) distribution is a single payment equal to a percentage of the value of your pension benefit at … to Top) How Much Will I Receive? A PLS payment is a percentage of the value of your retirement benefit at the … you’ve been eligible to retire PLS payment options, as a percentage of your retirement benefit 1 5% 2 5 or 10% 3 5, 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/partial-lump-sum-paymentState Police Bulletin No. SP-249
… Absence who received the 2024 State Police Hazardous Duty Payment on or after 11/01/2024 are eligible for the following … If an employee has a check returned or exchanged on an AC-230 for dates on or after the effective date of the payment, the payroll system does not consider the AC-230 when calculating the automatic retroactive adjustment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-249-2024-retroactive-increase-hazardous-duty-pay-eligible-employees-stateSUNY Bulletin No. SU-317
… dates of increases based on professional obligation: Comp Rate Code Effective Date – 2021 Increase ANN and CYF … Grade = 980 Comp Rate Code = ANN, CYF, 21P, CAL, BIW, HRY, FEE Payroll Status = Active or Approved Leave In addition, … of Contract (BAL), Lump Sum Payment Override (LSI), and FEE. Correcting an Automatic Retroactive Adjustment When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-317-2021-uup-discretionary-increasesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-301
… Increase is comprised of two one-half percent parts. SUNY System Administration will provide campuses with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-301-2020-uup-discretionary-increasesSullivan County – Fiscal Stress (2013M-81)
… is artificially inflated due to a $4.5 million Nursing Home receivable that is unlikely to be collected. Because of … resulting from a very significant liability of the Nursing Home receivables that will not be received and consider the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/sullivan-county-fiscal-stress-2013m-81South Country Central School District – Enhanced Budget Review (B26-7-4)
… evaluation of the adopted budgets for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years and the proposed budget for the 2026-27 … District’s general fund budgets. Key Findings The District is on track to incur a 2025-26 fiscal year budget deficit of … to balance the 2026-27 budget. While deficit financing can provide immediate relief, any such borrowing would most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/04/10/south-country-central-school-district-enhanced-budget-review-b26-7-4Utica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… is an improvement from the prior year, the District has very little cushion for managing unforeseen events. To meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… audit was to assess selected District Financial Operations for the period July 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. … seven elected members. The District’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.4 million. Key … checks under $5,000, with its Vice President as co-signer for all District checks over $5,000. The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingTown of Pittstown – Records and Reports (2013M-5)
… Board with accurate financial reports. Examples include balance sheets for operating funds that did not balance, with differences totaling $339,000 and $487,000 as … records and reports to the Board each month including balance sheets, operating statements, and bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/08/town-pittstown-records-and-reports-2013m-5Hancock Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-187)
… in operating surpluses, which caused the accumulated fund balance to exceed the statutory maximum of 4 percent of the … same fiscal years. To reduce the unexpended surplus fund balance and bring it closer to the 4 percent limit, District … the over-funded reserves, will bring total available fund balance to more than $1.9 million in fiscal year ending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/hancock-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-187Albany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
… manner in accordance with the policy. As of July 2013, the balance in the victims’ trust fund totaled $130,707; this excessive balance precludes many crime victims of unsatisfied … reconciliations and management oversight. Keep the balance of the undisbursed restitution in the victims’ trust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsChild Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School – Financial Management (2013M-98)
… with Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) for the period July 1, 2011, to February 27, 2013. … $3.2 million. Key Finding The Board has appointed FREE to serve as the designated representative for the Treasurer of the School. FREE performs virtually all aspects of the School’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/05/child-development-center-hamptons-charter-school-financial-managementTown of Lincoln – Financial Management (2013M-245)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012. … The Town’s 2012 operating expenditures totaled $212,501 for the general fund and $332,686 for the highway fund. Key Findings As of December 31, 2012, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-lincoln-financial-management-2013m-245City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B21-6-8)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to identify issues which impact the City of Yonkers’ … fund balance, one-time State funding and sale of property, to balance its budget. The City could face a shortfall of … revenue and $1.3 million for parks revenue. The City plans to borrow up to $15 million for tax certiorari settlements in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/02/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-8Town of Coeymans – Recordkeeping and Cash Disbursements (2013M-186)
… segregated. The payroll clerk’s duties include making changes to salaries and wages but she is also capable of … submitting data changes directly to the payroll-processing contractor without approval, and there is no comparison of the amounts of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-coeymans-recordkeeping-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-186Town of Cayuta – Board Oversight and Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2015M-6)
… purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight and the Town’s cash receipts and disbursements processes for the period January 1, 2012 … The Town of Cayuta is located in Schuyler County and has a population of approximately 600 residents. The Town … The purpose of our audit was to review the Boards oversight and the Towns cash receipts and disbursements processes for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/28/town-cayuta-board-oversight-and-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2015m-6Town of Almond – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-209)
… procedures to address the level of unexpended surplus fund balance to be maintained. The Board’s overly conservative … 2012, the general fund-town-wide’s unexpended surplus fund balance was 69 percent of budgeted appropriations for 2013, … Develop a plan to reduce the unexpended surplus fund balance in its operating funds. Provide documentation to law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-almond-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-209State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Common School District – Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (Suffolk County) The board did not appoint a … faculty auditor or a central treasurer as required. The ECA clubs did not maintain a separate, independent set of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0